Rev. Jacob Hemingway 1st minister of East Haven. Born there in 1683 & died Oct 7, 1754, aged 71. Ministry 50 years. He said when he first preached in East Haven, almost immediately after his graduation from Yale College in 1704, there were about 100 fighting Indians in the Parish. (paper of the NH Colony Historical society Vol 6)
Second wife Sarah, da. Abraham & Mary (Walker) Wooster, wid. of Charles Johnson b. 2 Apr 1705 Stratford
Rev. Jacob Hemingway 1st minister of East Haven. Born there in 1683 & died Oct 7, 1754, aged 71. Ministry 50 years. He said when he first preached in East Haven, almost immediately after his graduation from Yale College in 1704, there were about 100 fighting Indians in the Parish. (paper of the NH Colony Historical society Vol 6)
Second wife Sarah, da. Abraham & Mary (Walker) Wooster, wid. of Charles Johnson b. 2 Apr 1705 Stratford
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